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Cards of Grief
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Wikipedia article
'Cards of Grief' is a novel by Jane Yolen published in 1984.
Plot summary
'Cards of Grief' is a novel in which an Earth anthropologist falls in love with a native from a world where grieving is nearly an artform.
Reception
Dave Langford reviewed 'Cards of Grief' for 'White Dwarf' #86, and stated that "the secrets and plot turns are merely sad, and Yolen's low, moaning narrative tone makes this not a punch book but a memorable one."
Reviews
*Review by Veronica M. S. Kennedy (1985) in Fantasy Review, June 1985
*Review by Tom Easton (1985) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, July 1985
*Review by Ken Brown (1987) in Interzone, #20 Summer 1987
References
Category:1984 novels
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